Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "20 Y.O. is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson. It was released on September 20, 2006 by Virgin Records. Its title references her third studio album, Control (1986), which commemorated its twentieth release anniversary in 2006. The release would represent Control's \"celebration of the joyful liberation and history-making musical style\". For the project, Jackson enlisted a variation of producers to work with her, including LRoc, Manuel Seal, The Avila Brothers and No I.D., in addition to her longtime partners Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and then-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri. Its musical style globalizes R&B and dance music.20 Y.O. received mixed reviews from music critics, with many of them chastising the production and involvement of Dupri. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, making it Jackson's eighth consecutive top three debut and second consecutive number two album debut. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it platinum, becoming Jackson's eighth consecutive platinum album. Internationally, the album failed to make an impact on charts, reaching the top sixty in Australia and number 43 on European charts. Worldwide the album has sold 1.2 million copies. 20 Y.O. earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2007.To promote 20 Y.O., the singer appeared in various magazines, and performed on the Today Show and Billboard Music Awards. To further promote the release online, Jackson launched the \"Design Me\" cover contest, giving fans an opportunity to create the artwork for the album by downloading images of her and creating proposed covers for the album. Jackson hand-picked dozens of images to be used in the contest. She selected her top four favorites, which were used for the standard edition's cover on American pressings of 20 Y.O.Four singles were released from the album. \"Call on Me\", was released as the first, reaching number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 18 in the United Kingdom. The following single, \"So Excited\", reached the top ninety in the United States, but was successful on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, on which it became Jackson's 17th number-one and 30th top ten single. The third single in North America was \"With U\", which was released to radio in late 2006, peaking at number 65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. \"Enjoy\" was released as the third single in Japan and received no commercial release."@en }
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- 20_Y.O. abstract "20 Y.O. is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson. It was released on September 20, 2006 by Virgin Records. Its title references her third studio album, Control (1986), which commemorated its twentieth release anniversary in 2006. The release would represent Control's \"celebration of the joyful liberation and history-making musical style\". For the project, Jackson enlisted a variation of producers to work with her, including LRoc, Manuel Seal, The Avila Brothers and No I.D., in addition to her longtime partners Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and then-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri. Its musical style globalizes R&B and dance music.20 Y.O. received mixed reviews from music critics, with many of them chastising the production and involvement of Dupri. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, making it Jackson's eighth consecutive top three debut and second consecutive number two album debut. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it platinum, becoming Jackson's eighth consecutive platinum album. Internationally, the album failed to make an impact on charts, reaching the top sixty in Australia and number 43 on European charts. Worldwide the album has sold 1.2 million copies. 20 Y.O. earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2007.To promote 20 Y.O., the singer appeared in various magazines, and performed on the Today Show and Billboard Music Awards. To further promote the release online, Jackson launched the \"Design Me\" cover contest, giving fans an opportunity to create the artwork for the album by downloading images of her and creating proposed covers for the album. Jackson hand-picked dozens of images to be used in the contest. She selected her top four favorites, which were used for the standard edition's cover on American pressings of 20 Y.O.Four singles were released from the album. \"Call on Me\", was released as the first, reaching number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 18 in the United Kingdom. The following single, \"So Excited\", reached the top ninety in the United States, but was successful on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, on which it became Jackson's 17th number-one and 30th top ten single. The third single in North America was \"With U\", which was released to radio in late 2006, peaking at number 65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. \"Enjoy\" was released as the third single in Japan and received no commercial release.".